Cambridge initiative to address risks of future engineered pandemics
27 February 2025Covid-19 showed us how vulnerable the world is to pandemics – but what if the next pandemic were somehow engineered? How would the world respond...
The coral whisperer
25 February 2025Duygu Sevilgen has built a coral lab in the basement of an old Zoology building. Here, 10 experimental tanks host multicoloured miniature forests, with each tank representing...
The tale of the tomb of Thutmose II
24 February 2025Cambridge University's Dr Judith Bunbury is Deputy Mission Director of the archaeological project in the Theban Mountain area that found the lost tomb of Thutmose...
UK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes hotter, drier summers
21 February 2025A new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season...
Forcing UK creatives to ‘opt out’ of AI training risks stifling new talent, Cambridge experts warn
20 February 2025The UK government’s proposed ‘rights reservation’ model for AI data mining tells British artists, musicians, and writers that “tech industry profitability is more valuable than...
Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders
18 February 2025Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome...
Rewilding in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions, experts warn
13 February 2025Researchers call on the international community to recognise and start tackling the ‘biodiversity leak’.
Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel
13 February 2025Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.
Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms
13 February 2025Birds across Eastern England's arable landscapes are thriving on solar farms managed with nature in mind.
Prioritise vaccine boosters for vulnerable immunocompromised patients, say scientists
12 February 2025Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the production of antibodies,...